A very welcome return of The Mix! As for the martini - here at the Midwest's ground zero, we've discovered many customers entirely unfamiliar with the Martini. Whatever knowledge they have of the drink comes from the 1990's when every drink served was dubbed a "martini" (apple, chocolate, blah, blah). So it is a joy to encounter a veteran martini consumer with a preference! Anytime Mary Kate! On another random note, I was summonsed to the bar last evening to meet a couple who are self-proclaimed "Simonson fans" from Texas by way of North Carolina and were visiting friends in Canton, Ohio who had t make the trek up to Lorain because of your writings! Cheers my friend!
First - the martini issue. Sadly, the art and flexibility of free pouring is now rarely found. A free pour would certainly make it easier to get the 3 to 1 that you requested. It shouldn't be too difficult even with measured pours, but...
Also - I may have mentioned this before, when you have written about New Haven style pizza - the creators of those pizzas were from my new home town Minori, and the next town , Maiori, Italy.
There is no excuse Robert, Mary Kate should have gotten the martini she wanted. The idea, in fact the zeitgeist of the Martini is exactly that, the customers instructions are king. The bartender's personal opinion or the imagined problems preventing him from fulfilling her request are proof of a much bigger problem, he is unhappy in the job.
"Hearts full of youth, hearts full of truth... Six parts gin to one part vermouth" is not quite Mary Kate's recipe but Happy Drynuary (or semi-Drynuary) as we all keep searching
Welcome back, Simonson. Now, when am I going to get some of that Eddie’s pizza! 🤣
Soon!
A very welcome return of The Mix! As for the martini - here at the Midwest's ground zero, we've discovered many customers entirely unfamiliar with the Martini. Whatever knowledge they have of the drink comes from the 1990's when every drink served was dubbed a "martini" (apple, chocolate, blah, blah). So it is a joy to encounter a veteran martini consumer with a preference! Anytime Mary Kate! On another random note, I was summonsed to the bar last evening to meet a couple who are self-proclaimed "Simonson fans" from Texas by way of North Carolina and were visiting friends in Canton, Ohio who had t make the trek up to Lorain because of your writings! Cheers my friend!
That’s wonderful that they made the trip!
First - the martini issue. Sadly, the art and flexibility of free pouring is now rarely found. A free pour would certainly make it easier to get the 3 to 1 that you requested. It shouldn't be too difficult even with measured pours, but...
Also - I may have mentioned this before, when you have written about New Haven style pizza - the creators of those pizzas were from my new home town Minori, and the next town , Maiori, Italy.
There is no excuse Robert, Mary Kate should have gotten the martini she wanted. The idea, in fact the zeitgeist of the Martini is exactly that, the customers instructions are king. The bartender's personal opinion or the imagined problems preventing him from fulfilling her request are proof of a much bigger problem, he is unhappy in the job.
I agree. Any self-respecting bar should be able to handle any Martini request. As I said, I've never encountered this before.
"Hearts full of youth, hearts full of truth... Six parts gin to one part vermouth" is not quite Mary Kate's recipe but Happy Drynuary (or semi-Drynuary) as we all keep searching
Happy Dryuary to you, too!
I would love to see a "cocktails inspired by movies" article! The possibilities are endless.
Good idea. There are several instances.